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Orphaned baby wallaby lives in a rucksack

When Tilly the wallaby became an orphan, zookeepers at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in England had to get creative.According to Getty, the baby marsupial was discovered outside her mother’s pouch in March, unable to care for herself. To replace the pouch Tilly would normally reside in, keepers created a substitute out of a rucksack and a blanket.Now Tilly is hand-reared by zookeepers including Jo Shirl
By Lisa Granshaw and Lisa Granshaw and Lisa Granshaw
Tilly relaxes inside a rucksack at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, England.
Tilly relaxes inside a rucksack at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable, England.Oli Scarff / Getty Images

When Tilly the wallaby became an orphan, zookeepers at the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in England had to get creative.

According to Getty, the baby marsupial was discovered outside her mother’s pouch in March, unable to care for herself. To replace the pouch Tilly would normally reside in, keepers created a substitute out of a rucksack and a blanket.

Zoo keeper Jo Shirley wears a rucksack containing Tilly, an orphaned baby wallaby, who was found out of her mother's pouch.
Zoo keeper Jo Shirley wears a rucksack containing Tilly, an orphaned baby wallaby, who was found out of her mother's pouch.Oli Scarff / Getty Images
Tilly's rucksack and blanket act as a substitute marsupium for the baby wallaby.
Tilly's rucksack and blanket act as a substitute marsupium for the baby wallaby.Oli Scarff / Getty Images

Now Tilly is hand-reared by zookeepers including Jo Shirley, who often feeds and carries the young wallaby around in the rucksack where she will remain until she can become more self-sufficient. 

It might not be a familiar form of travel for Tilly, but at least she looks like she's having a good time!

Zookeeper Jo Shirley feeds Tilly with milk at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on April 30.
Zookeeper Jo Shirley feeds Tilly with milk at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo on April 30.Oli Scarff / Getty Images
Along for the ride: Tilly peers out of her makeshift marsupium on zookeeper Jo Shirley's back.
Along for the ride: Tilly peers out of her makeshift marsupium on zookeeper Jo Shirley's back.Oli Scarff / Getty Images

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TODAY.com producer Lisa Granshaw thinks carrying around a wallaby in a rucksack would be a fun way to spend a day.